International Leadership Award at the Museum of Tolerance
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The prestigious Simon Wiesenthal Center’s International Leadership Award was conferred on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in a ceremony at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles on Monday.
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Award Ceremony attended by Ambassadors of 12 countries, US Congressmen
April 18, 2018
Los Angeles, USA
The prestigious Simon Wiesenthal Center’s International Leadership Award was conferred on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in a ceremony at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles on Monday. The Center’s award, whose past recipients include former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Tom Cruise, was presented to Gurudev for promoting human dignity, interfaith relations and tolerance among people.
#SWC Bestows International Leadership Award To Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of the Art Of Living Foundation #SriSriinLA #artoflivingla #SriSriYoga #interfaith #Israel #India https://t.co/cECC4h8Roe pic.twitter.com/5NAwog9FQG
— Simon Wiesenthal Center (@simonwiesenthal) April 17, 2018
“Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has been not just a friend but a partner in our efforts to combat terrorism and promote tolerance education,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of the Human Rights organisation who presented Gurudev with the award. The ceremony saw the presence of several Government officials, Congressmen, Mayors and Council Members of 28 cities across California, and Ambassadors of Japan, Sweden, Myanmar, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Italy, Czech Republic and Turkey.
Speaker of California State Assembly later hosted a reception in honour of Gurudev where the Assembly members presented him with a proclamation commending all the work that The Art of Living has done in California.
Received the prestigious @simonwiesenthal International Leadership Award. I thank the Congressmen, Mayors & Council Members of 28 cities across California for presenting me with proclamations of honor. pic.twitter.com/QsbBHvB6Z8
— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) April 17, 2018
I thank the @simonwiesenthal Center for this honor and also thank the Ambassadors of Japan, Sweden, Myanmar, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Italy, Czech Republic and Turkey for their gracious presence.
— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) April 17, 2018
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